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£71.28Yes, Virginia, There Is A Santa Claus
It's 1897 in New York City. A young girl writes to the editor of the New York Sun questioning the existence of Santa Claus. The classic editorial response "Yes, Virginia" has charmed generations of families during the yuletide season. Robert W. Smith has set this inspiring text to music for performance at any holiday concert. Featuring a narrator, the band setting includes holiday favorites that bring these famous words to life. Why not ask your principal or superintendent to perform with the band this year? Suitable for performance by ensembles at many levels, "Yes, Virginia" reminds us all of the wonders of the holiday season as seen through a child's eyes!
Estimated dispatch 7-14 working days
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£58.50A Festive Fanfare - Brian Balmages
This powerful and driving overture is the perfect way to kick off your holiday program! Featuring a mix of original themes and holiday favorites, this work does not sound like a medley; rather, it is a powerful fanfare featuring snippets of holiday favorites that span from lyrical to soaring! (1:55)
Estimated dispatch 3-5 working days
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£52.95A Woodland Celebration - Robert Sheldon
Perfect for opening or closing a concert for first-year band students, by Robert Sheldon lends a light rhythmic style to a tuneful melody. This piece is easily playable as soon as young students can play a concert B-flat scale and learn the note concert A-flat. Second clarinet does not go over the break, and second trumpet and horn also have limited ranges. was commissioned by the Smallwood Drive School Band, Amherst, New York (Angela Antersol, Director) with appreciation for the generosity of the Smallwood PTA in celebration and recognition of the National School of Character Award presented to the school in 2019. correlates to , Level 5 of . (1:45)
Estimated dispatch 3-5 working days
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£66.95But Not for Me - George Gershwin and Ira Gershwin / arr. Warren Barker
Warren Barker chooses a beautiful Gershwin ballad and gives it his own ethereal harmonic treatment in presenting this opportunity to feature a vocalist with your band (or a solo clarinetist, should you prefer). The lyrics can be adjusted for a male or female vocalist, and with the clarinet player, it doesn't make any difference. Enjoy! (2:44) (Vocal Range: B-flat up to C.) (2:44)
Estimated dispatch 3-5 working days
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£73.50A West Highland Fanfare - Travis J. Weller
This exciting concert opener puts a unique twist on the typical fanfare. After a series of exciting melodic statements, the piece cleverly gives way to the popular Scotch-Irish folksong, Loch Lomond. Eventually, original melodies intertwine with the well-known folksong as the piece comes to a dynamic ending. A wonderful fanfare that does not place excessive demands on young musicians!
Estimated dispatch 3-5 working days
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£58.50Journal for a Soldier - Brian Balmages
The lyrical lines of this heart-wrenching composition were inspired by a letter from an 8-year-old girl to a soldier overseas. Using elements of Brahm's Lullaby, Eternal Father Strong to Save, and Echo Taps, it tells the story of a father with incredible courage, yet he also longs to be able to tuck his daughter in at night. You will not have a dry eye in the house, including your own.
Estimated dispatch 3-5 working days
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£73.50...Not Afraid to Dream - Brian Balmages
Both tragic and inspirational, this work takes you on an emotional roller coaster. In memory of a high school senior, the piece receives its title from the eulogy delivered by his band director. The opening uses a variety of chimes to create a very subdued setting. After a beautiful and grieving opening, the piece moves into a celebration of life. Unforgettable and powerful, the theme continues to develop and transform until the undeniable spirit of youth comes back in triumph. Inspiring!
Estimated dispatch 3-5 working days
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£45.95A Sailor's Suite - Chris Peracciny
This work takes us to a time long ago, as a fearless crew of sailors begins a voyage at sea in "Setting Sail," when suddenly, a terrible storm washes their ship to the shores of a deserted island in "Shipwrecked!" But fear not, our castaways are saved in "The Rescue." Great fun for players in the first year playing. (3:30)
Estimated dispatch 3-5 working days
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£98.50A Christmas Intrada - Alfred Reed
The celebration of the Nativity has called forth countless songs, dances, carols , plays and combinations of these, involving both vocal and instrumental forces, throughout the centuries, intertwining the feeling of radiant joy and infinite tenderness in many different ways. A CHRISTMAS INTRA DA represents an attempt to portray, in musical terms alone, five contrasting moods associated with the festivities of the Christmas season. These five sections are played without pause. They are: FANFARE: CHRISTUS NATUS EST for brass, chimes, bells and percussion only; LULLABY FOR THE CHRIST CHILD played by the woodwinds; PROCESSIONAL OF THE KINGS AND SHEPHERDS played by the full group; CAROL FOR THE HOLY NIGHT for woodwinds, saxophones and muted brass; and, finally, WASSAIL AND ALLELUIA beginning with the bells and chimes alone, and gradually growing to include not only the full group, but also antiphonal brass choirs, to bring the entire work to a joyous and triumphant conclusion. A CHRISTMAS INTRADA was commissioned by the Middle Tennessee State University Band and dedicated to the bands who annually participate in the Contest of Champions, on the occasion of its 20th Anniversary (1981).The first performance took place on that occasion, at Murfreesboro, Tennessee, October 23rd, 1981, with the U.S. Marine Band, plus antiphonal brass choirs. Grade 4, Duration ca. 10'
Estimated dispatch 3-5 working days
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£53.95Fortitude: A Fanfare - Ronald C. Knoener
by Ronald C. Knoener is as much a processional march as it is a fanfare. The theme is of a bold, fanfare nature but it is followed by a secondary theme of a melodic style that will please the ear. The percussion writing is exposed but not difficult. (2:00)
Estimated dispatch 3-5 working days
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